Usb Hdd Freaks Me Out

ZaggyZaggy NullPointerExceptionThe Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
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<div class="IPBDescription">on/off/on/off/on/off/on/off/on/off/on/of</div> Hi, I've got a usb2.0 USB HDD case (with a HDD inside yes) and at irregular intervals it is going on and off, not the case itself, but windows thinks it does, *ding off* *ding on*.
While doing this it looks for files to autorun, slowing my PC down a lot, and it asks me what to open.

What could cause this? Is there a hidden registry value that I can change to make the autostarting stop? Or is my PSU too weak? Might something be overheating?

Help I seek.
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  • GrendelGrendel All that is fear... Join Date: 2002-07-19 Member: 970Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, NS2 Playtester
    Go into the properties for the device and uncheck the "Allow Windows to Save Power by turning this Device off" (or whatever the field is called). It sounds like that is what is causing your consternation.
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    Another thing you can try: what kind of drive are you running in there? I know that with my Western Digital I had to run it without a jumper (single mode) in the back otherwise it would go nuts if I tried to run it as slave or master or whatever.
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  • sheena_yanaisheena_yanai Join Date: 2002-12-23 Member: 11426Members
    i think grendel is right.. that mode is just usefull for a mouse or keyboard...notebook.... ive disabled it at all... dont need to save this little power
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  • ZaggyZaggy NullPointerException The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-12-10 Member: 24214Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Onos, Subnautica Playtester
    It's some old IBM HDD, oh and I found the option to turn of autorun <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->.
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  • kill4thrillskill4thrills Join Date: 2004-06-24 Member: 29506Members, Constellation
    how do you turn off the option to scan for files to autorun? i tried disabling it and it somehow didn't work. everytime i turn on my usb drive it starts scanning it and is really annoying
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